Justin Hymas
Oregon Rental Marketing
Hi!I was recently a part of a conversation in which a few more experienced landlords alluded to being nervous about marketing their rentals publicly due to potential litigation issues. We all live in Oregon (not Portl...
Justin Scott
Investors making it tough for first time buyers
Investors are buying more homes than ever which is making it hard for first time buyers to get a house. “They have visited 25 properties and bid on half a dozen but keep losing out to cash buyers.” What are you g...
Jarod Castaneda
1st property under contract
So I know it is still a bit early to celebrate but I'm still going to share!
I moved to Dayton OH from Reno NV on the 31st of January. One week prior leading up to tonight has taken place:
I started to reading The...
Ryan Dao
International Tenant Ghosting Me
Hello all, I have an international student as a tenant and I haven't been able to get ahold of him in the past week. He doesn't have an SSN.
A couple weeks ago, I found a post on the university's housing page of him ...
Amber G.
Move to evict or wait for rental assistance
HI all,
I have a tenant that received MERA (Montana emergency Rental Assistance) Covid funds to pay rent January-June of this year. After getting verification from the state that they would pay the rent difference, s...
Amanda Dallman
how do you avoid bogus support animals?
I have a condo for rent in an association that has a no pet policy in the bylaws, unfortunately it doesn't seem to be enough against the Fair Housing Act. I had someone look at our 3rd floor condo, when I told them n...
Paul Sandhu
What's the strangest housing request you've had?
Today I got a call from the football coach at the local junior college. He was looking for a place for one of his football players to rent. No big deal, right? But this football player was from American Samoa and h...
Jon Gorman
Need help responding to a tenant problem
Hello,I recently moved into a new house and am renting out the townhouse I previously lived in. It's the first time I am renting to a tenant. The new tenant moved in Sept 1. Shortly thereafter (within a week) she told...
Grace Ng
Problematic Tenant Asks For Dog Despite No Pet Policy
Hi BP community,I would like to have your advice about one of my tenants.I rented a property to a lady, her daughter and granddaughter in Nov. They signed a two year lease. Four months later, she claimed her relative ...
Anthony Wick
More discussion on therapy animals...
I know there has been much discussion lately on allowing therapy animals. I have never been asked, until now. Phone Caller: Do you allow therapy animals? Me: Do you have the proper paperwork for said animals? Her: No,...